The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Program (SADVPP) seeks to improve the health status of Ohio women by identifying issues that affect women’s health and developing programs to address those issues. These programs include those that address sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and services.

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Domestic violence can spill over into the workplace, compromising the safety of both victims and co-workers and resulting in lost productivity, increased healthcare costs, absenteeism and employee turnover.

The Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Prevention Program seeks to improve the health status of Ohio women by identifying issues that affect women’s health and developing programs to address those issues, including programs that address sexual assault and domestic violence prevention and services. Program staff members advocate for inclusion of information and programming on women’s health within state government and for the public.

The SADVPP works in partnership with other state and non-profit agencies to implement statewide programs, including:

Fund local sexual violence prevention efforts

Fund local programs to provide sexual violence crisis intervention services for communities identified as inadequately served

Maintain and update the Ohio Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical and Forensic Examinations

Promote domestic violence awareness and resources for state of Ohio employees

Convene and coordinate statewide sexual violence prevention efforts

Support efforts to address human trafficking, including applying best practice from other violence prevention work and supporting the public health response to human trafficking survivors

Promote resources for women’s health

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The Women's Health Program works to improve the health status of Ohio women.